My 26th birthday is looming, and I'm in current preparations for the biggest party of my life. I've never thrown a party on my own, without my mother for constant support. She always knew the perfect place for Rachel Jankowski's sleeping bag. And my father would read Poe's The Raven to scare the crap out of us. But, I digress.
Feeling quite intrepid today, I took it upon myself to stain a table the boys downstairs were throwing away. Once the seed is planted, I quite enjoy homey projects. I picked up a small can of Minwax and a big paint brush. I swiped a bunch of AM New Yorks, and covered our bitchy ex-roommate's floor with them. Then I stained all day. The color is called Jacobean, but after two coats I think it's a lovely light shade of ebony. With the creative juices flowing, I made a huge collage to hang on our wall. Our apartment will be so wonderful, come July 14th. I just have to make sure I don't become so stressed, I accidentaly kill on of my roommates.
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What to do, when you're caring for an Oscar winner's child.
Living and working in New York, it's inevitable you'll have to eventually work with an Oscar winner's child. It happens. Just like death and taxes. Here are 5 easy steps to prepare you for a painless encounter with an Oscar winner's child, and perhaps even the Oscar winner.
1. Chances are, the child has been in several of her award-winning parent's films, so she must have an IMDB profile, as well as a Wikipedia page. Read up on the child - no one like an uninformed caregiver.
2. Tidy the playing area, to a calebre that only the child of a celebrity can appreciate. No need to put away Variety, Entertainment Weekly, and People - especially if the child or the child's parent is on the cover.
3. When preparing a meal for the child, always confirm with the parent/assistant/nanny that the child isn't a vegatarian. If the child is a vegatarian, you must alter the entire meal, to the parent/assistant/nanny's specifications. And of course, everything must be organic.
4. Unless the award-winning parent's most recent film was an unexpected blockbuster directed by Michel Gondry, never make mention of the parent's illustrious career to the child. She know's her parent rocks.
5. When meeting the Oscar-winning parent, be demure and slow with your actions. Never make any sudden moves. Remember, you're approacing the situation, not as a fan, but as someone paid to care for a child. The only time a freak-out is permitted, is if the award-winning parent was in a Michel Gondry film.
I hope this helped!
1. Chances are, the child has been in several of her award-winning parent's films, so she must have an IMDB profile, as well as a Wikipedia page. Read up on the child - no one like an uninformed caregiver.
2. Tidy the playing area, to a calebre that only the child of a celebrity can appreciate. No need to put away Variety, Entertainment Weekly, and People - especially if the child or the child's parent is on the cover.
3. When preparing a meal for the child, always confirm with the parent/assistant/nanny that the child isn't a vegatarian. If the child is a vegatarian, you must alter the entire meal, to the parent/assistant/nanny's specifications. And of course, everything must be organic.
4. Unless the award-winning parent's most recent film was an unexpected blockbuster directed by Michel Gondry, never make mention of the parent's illustrious career to the child. She know's her parent rocks.
5. When meeting the Oscar-winning parent, be demure and slow with your actions. Never make any sudden moves. Remember, you're approacing the situation, not as a fan, but as someone paid to care for a child. The only time a freak-out is permitted, is if the award-winning parent was in a Michel Gondry film.
I hope this helped!
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